All posts tagged "ESG"
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399FeatureJapan Finalises Stewardship Code Revisions
Existing signatories have six months to update their disclosures to reflect the revisions, which include expectations to incorporate sustainability considerations in investment decisions.
March 25, 2020 -
704Hong KongHong Kong Bourse Publishes Updated ESG Reporting Guidance
The additional guidance follows a December decision to make certain ESG disclosures mandatory, effective for financial years commencing on or after 1 July 2020.
March 8, 2020 -
579Big PictureIIF Calls for Global Alignment of Sustainability Efforts
The IIF paper says fragmentation around climate risk assessment has emerged in the areas of prudential regulation and supervision, market and conduct regulation, taxonomy and disclosure.
March 6, 2020 -
393Asia-PacificASIFMA Calls for Global Coordination of Sustainability Efforts
Fragmented approaches to sustainable finance may ultimately undermine the development of sustainable finance through increased complexity and lack of coordination.
March 3, 2020 -
423Asia-PacificThailand SEC Sets Out Three Year Strategic Plan for Capital Market
The strategic plan includes greater integration of ESG factors in the market, enhancing SME and startup access to capital, promoting the use of digital and e-KYC technologies, among others.
February 28, 2020 -
1.2KFeatured ArticlesVideo: SGX RegCo’s Community-based Approach to Market Regulation
Regulation Asia sat down with SGX RegCo Chief Boon Gin Tan to discuss how the exchange is adapting its regulatory approach to preserve trust and integrity in the capital markets.
February 27, 2020 -
702EnforcementSFC Highlights Key Regulatory Initiatives in Quarterly Report
Among the initiatives were the launch of the new OFC regime for private fund managers, a regulatory framework for virtual assets, and enhancements to the investor compensation regime.
February 25, 2020 -
1.2KChinaChina Likely To Push Asset Owners To Embrace ESG
Beijing will likely require asset owners play a bigger role in ESG investing as part of broader sustainability plans when it announces its five-year plan later this year, according to KPMG.
February 21, 2020 -
485FeatureTWSE Amends Listed Company Guidelines to Enhance Governance, CSR
The amendments include stock trading controls to prevent insider trading, ethical management units at listed companies, and disclosures of governance practices for managing climate risk.
February 19, 2020 -
385UncategorisedHedge Funds Face High Expectations on ESG Adoption
ESG and sustainability considerations have become a ‘must-have’ in the hedge fund industry, says a new report from KPMG, AIMA, CAIA and CREATE-Research.
February 11, 2020
